Friday, August 24, 2012

This Week Online...

So I've been thinking that maybe I should do a weekly roundup of great book or writing or reading-related articles I've found around the internet. I always stumble across great things, and I tweet a lot of them, but it might be nice to have them all in one place.

Lauren Conrad caused a stir online when she used some books to make a craft project, which resulted in this thought-provoking article, Books Are Not Sacred Objects. And I agree--I used to absolutely shudder at the idea of destroying a book, and maybe people I know refuse to even get rid of old books they don't read anymore. But books themselves--and by this I mean the binding, cover, pages--are not so special. Perhaps if you have a first edition or a rare signed copy, you could argue for treating the container itself as something of value. But it's the STORY inside that matters most. (My perspective on this changed when I became an author, because as I handed different version of my own books I realized the story is the true magic, whether it's read on my laptop or my Kindle or from a print copy, or even if it's listened to as an audiotape or shared aloud by one reader to listeners.)

Fantasy, romance, and masked men!

Dragons, steampunk, magic...

Creepy Fantasy-Dystopian YA

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About Kate Avery Ellison

When I'm not writing, I enjoy watching TV, playing video games, and eating ice cream cake. While it’s true that I'm working on a zombie novel (that will come out SOMEDAY, I PROMISE), don’t let that fool you. I am decidedly TEAM UNICORN.